(1) If a cat that is not microchipped is held at a cat management
facility and, after 3 days, the owner of the cat cannot be found, or has been
notified that the cat is being held and does not claim the cat or make
suitable arrangements for its boarding within the specified period, the
operator of the cat management facility may –
(a) find another home for the cat; or
(b) offer the cat for sale; or
(c) cause the cat to be humanely destroyed.
(2) If a cat that is microchipped is held at a cat management facility
and, after 5 days, the owner of the cat cannot be found, or has been notified
that the cat is being held and does not claim the cat or make suitable
arrangements for its boarding within the specified period, the operator of the
cat management facility may –
(a) find another home for the cat; or
(b) offer the cat for sale; or
(c) cause the cat to be humanely destroyed.
(3) If a cat is surrendered by its owner to a cat management facility,
or the cat is a stray cat that is held by the cat management facility, the cat
management facility, at any time after receiving the cat, may –
